Machine for simultaneously spinning and winding yarn.



No. 805,129. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. A. J. & H. A. FOULDS.

MACHINE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SPINNING AND WINDING YARN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFREDJ. FOULDS AND HENRY A. FOULDS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed June 9, 1904- Serial No. 211,879.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED J. Fom ns and HENRY A. Forum, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Simultaneously Spinning andI/Vinding Yarn into Hanks, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a machine for simultaneously spinning ortwisting yarn and Winding it into hanks.

The object of the invention is to simultaneously spin or twist slubbingsor rovings or the like into thread or yarn and wind it into hanks,thereby avoiding the plurality of operations which have heretofore beenfound or regarded as necessary. e have aimed to accomplish this by amachine or apparatus which shall be simple and durable in construction,economical in manufacture, and eflicient in use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a sufficient portion of the machineto illustrate the invention, and Fig. 2 is a similar View at rightangles to Fig. 1

It will beunderstood that While in the drawings We have shown only meansfor spinning and winding a single thread these parts will be multipliedaccording to the size of the machine.

In suitable bearings in a portion 3 of the frame we journal a shaft 4,which carries a feed-roll 5 at one end and a beveled gear 6 at the otherdriven by a corresponding beveled gear 7 on a shaft 8, operated from anysuitable source of power. A floating roll 5, journaled in the slottedbearings 5 cooperates with the roll 5 to feed the slubbing or rovingwhich is supplied from the usual feed roll or rollers.

A tubular bearing-sleeve 9 is secured in an opening in the frame member3 in line with the point of contact of the feed-rollers, and on thissleeve is journaled a hub 10, preferably on ball-bearings, as shown,which hub carries a plurality of radiating arms 1 1, which form thespokes of the reel upon which the hanks of yarn are wound. Theyarn-receiving portions or forks of the reel are formed,

. preferably, by the right-angular portions 12,

which are secured in the ends of the arms, and the arms are preferablyconnected together for strength by links 13, and the central portion ofthe hub 10 is designed to serve as a belt-pulley around which passes thedriving-belt 10, which is driven from any suitable source. The hub orpulley 10 has an annular flange 14, and between this and the flange 11is rotatably mounted a collar 15, which carries a pair of diverging arms16, united at their outer ends by a curved link or segment 17. The rod18 has a fork at one end, as at 19, and another at 20 centrally over thereel, the other end being secured to the segment 17.

The yarn is led from the feed rollers through the tubularbearing-sleeve, thence up through the forks 19 and 20, which constitutea yarn-guide, and is attached to one of the forks 12 of the reel.

A brake 21 is pivotally mounted in the frame member 3 and bears againstthe ring or collar 15, the brake being under the pressure of a spring22.

From the foregoing description it is thought that the operation of theapparatus will be readily apparent; but it may be briefly described asfollows: Supposing the feed-rollers to be stationary and the reel to bedriven, it will be readily apparent that no yarn can be wound, as theyarn being held by the rolls against movement or feeding the yarn-guideand the reel will revolve together and only a twist will be imparted tothe yarn. If now the feed-rolls be rotated, the yarnguide being retardedin its motion by the brake 21 there will be a difference in the speed ofrotation of the yarn-guide and the reel, which will equal the feed ofthe thread and the thread will be wound with suflicient tension upon thereel. The amount of twist will be governed by the amount of movementimparted to the feed rolls, and it will be readily apparent that thegreater the speed of the feed-rolls the less will be the twist impartedto the yarn.

In order that the hanks may be readily removed from the reel, one ormore of the portions 12 may be mounted in the corresponding arm 11, soas to be capable of being turned into the position shown in dotted linesin Fig 2.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim is Lg-jn combinationwith a suitable supporting frame, a stationary tubular bearingsleevecarried thereby, a reel having a hub ournaled on said sleeve with meansfor rotating it, a pair of feed-rolls arranged to feed yarn through saidsleeve from one side, a

yarn-guide having a hub loosely mounted on the hub of the reel andconstructed and adapted to receive the yarn at the other side of saidsleeve and guide it onto the forks of the reel, and means for retardingthe rotation of the yarn-guide, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a suitable supporting-frame, a stationary tubularbearingsleeve carried thereby, a hub journaled on said sleeve, armscarried by said hub having yarn-receiving forks on their outer ends, apair of feed-rolls on one side of said tubular bearing-sleeve forfeeding yarn through the sleeve, a yarn guide rotatively mounted uponthe hub and having a yarn-receiving fork or portion for receiving thethread after it has passed through said stationary hub, and retardingmeans acting on said yarn guide, substantially as descrlbed.

3. In combination with a suitable supporting-frame, a stationarytubularbearing-sleeve carried thereby, a hub j ournaled on said sleeve,arms carried by said hub, a plurality of yarn-receiving forks carried bysaid arms, one of said forks being movable for permitting removal of theyarn, a yarn-guiding member rotatably mounted on the hub and having aguiding-fork overhanging the yarn-receiving forks, and means for feedingthe yarn through the tubular hub, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures in presence of tWoWitnesses ALFRED J. FOULDS. HENRY A. FOULDS. I/Vitnesses JOHN THIEL,JOHN J. FoULKRoD, Jr.

